Joseph Parsons^[1]

1842 - 1912  (69 years)

• Name	Joseph Parsons
  Born	6 Oct 1842	Tucker County, West Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Feb 1912
  Buried	Bethel Cemetery, Tucker County, West Virginia
  Person ID	I4670	The Riner Tree
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2007

  
  

  Father	William Rust Parsons,   b. 31 May 1798, Hardy County, Virginia ,   d. 23 Dec 1881, Tucker County, West Virginia  (Age 83 years)
  Married	Aft 1833
  Family ID	F36468	Group Sheet

  
  

  Married	11 Dec 1872	Tucker County, West Virginia
  Children	1. William R. Parsons,   b. 24 Jan 1874,   d. 22 Aug 1900  (Age 26 years)   2. Florence Mae Parsons,   b. 22 Dec 1875   3. Minnie Parsons,   b. 4 Jan 1878   4. Bascom Baker Parsons,   b. 14 May 1882   5. Truman C. Parsons,   b. 14 Feb 1885,   d. 17 Oct 1895  (Age 10 years)   6. Dell Parsons,   b. 16 Jan 1888
  Family ID	F37509	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Homer Maxwell's book, "History of Tucker County, West Virginia," (1884) At p. 474: "Joseph Parsons, son of William R. Parsons, and owner of the old Horse Shoe Farm, was born in 1842 and married in 1872 to Margaret J., daughter of Adam H. Long. Children: William R., Florence M., Minnie and Bascom. Mr. Parsons is one of the most extensive farmers in the county. He has 500 acres under improvement and nearly that much unimproved; lives in the Horse Shoe, three miles from St. George. He attended West Virginia University 8 months, was county superintendnet one term and county surveyor two terms. During the war he was taken prisoner by Kelly and carried to Wheeling, but was soon liberated. He ws a school teacher in his younger days."

  
  

• Sources

  [S36690] Maxwell, Homer. History of Tucker County, West Vir, p. 474.